Setting Up the Cable Box Controller (cont’d) 39
6
Press the MENU button, then use the Number buttons to
enter the code for your brand of Cable Box.
If ? appears after you enter the code, the number you entered is
incorrect. Press the CLEAR button, then enter the code again.
7
Press the MENU button. In 15 seconds, the VCR will send
channel signals to your Cable Box. If the channel of the Cable Box
changes on the display panel of the Cable Box, go to step 8. (The
channel number may also appear on-screen.) If the channel of the
Cable Box does not change on the display panel of the Cable Box,
press the STATUS/EXIT button, then repeat steps 1 - 7 using
another Cable Box code at step 6.
8
Use the Number buttons to enter the Cable Box output
channel (channel 03 or 04).
9
Press the MENU button. CABLE BOX CONTROL IS ON will
appear on-screen for eight seconds, then disappear. To set up the
VCR Plus + programming system, follow the instructions on pages
40 - 41.
There is no guarantee that
the VCR will control your
Cable Box.
• If you make a mistake, press the
CLEAR button until the cursor is flash-
ing on the item you want to change,
then enter the correct information.
• If your Cable Box does not respond to
any of the codes on page 21, the
Cable Box Controller will not change
channels at the Cable Box during a
timer recording. If this happens, you
must turn on the Cable Box and tune
it to the channel you want to record
before a timer recording begins.
• The VCR will only change the Cable
Box channel during timer recordings.
• You cannot set CABLE BOX CON-
TROLLER to ON if AUTO CLOCK is
set to ON. Details are on page 16.
• To set the CABLE BOX CONTROLLER
to OFF, follow steps 3 - 4 on page 38.
Then, press the Number 2 button. The
menu will disappear in a few seconds.
Helpful Hints
CABLE BOX CONTROL IS
ON
TO SET UP VCR PLUS+
CROSS REFERENCE CHANNEL
MAP REFER TO
INSTRUCTION BOOK.
SELECT OUTPUT CH OF
YOUR CABLE BOX
03
TO CONTINUE PUSH MENU
TO CORRECT PUSH CLEAR
TO END PUSH EXIT
SELECT CODE NUMBER OF
YOUR CABLE BOX
– –
REFER TO INSTRUCTION
BOOK FOR CODES
TO END PUSH EXIT
CBL/DSS
VCR
TV
PAUSE
/STILL
POWER
VCR PLUS+
/ENTER
F.ADV
SLOW
STATUS/EXIT
CLEAR
MENU
VOL
CH
1
4
7
100
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
A.CH
REC/OTR
SPEED
INDEX
SEARCH
SKIP
SEARCH
VCR/TV
MEMORY
EJECT
X2 PLAY
VAR.SLOW
TRACKING
TIME SEARCH REC END SEARCH
MUTE
JOG & SHUTTLE
C
C
V
V
6
8
7
&
9
